Day in Pictures, Dec. 13, 2013

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By By Mike Moffitt

on December 13, 2013 5:30 PM

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Here comes Trouble: Anica Basica holds Trouble, a Belgian Malinois puppy, at Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, where foster families were meeting their Department of Defense canines for the first time. Under the Military Working Dog Breeding Program, several families provide homes for the puppies for several months before the animals begin formal training. less

Here comes Trouble: Anica Basica holds Trouble, a Belgian Malinois puppy, at Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, where foster families were meeting their Department of Defense canines for the first time. Under ... more

Look what they did to my car: A Bangladeshi man cries after Jamaat-e-Islami rioters set his car on fire in Dhaka. Islamists went on a rampage in the city after Abdul Quader Molla, a top Islamist leader convicted of war crimes, was executed, and this man's automobile was an innocent victim. less

Look what they did to my car: A Bangladeshi man cries after Jamaat-e-Islami rioters set his car on fire in Dhaka. Islamists went on a rampage in the city after Abdul Quader Molla, a top Islamist leader ... more

Photo: Munir Uz Zaman, AFP/Getty Images

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Four out five dentists recommend twigs for ... Barely visible in this fog-shrouded landscape is a man brushing his teeth as he walks along a field on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India. According to the photographer, he's using a short branch of a neem tree to clean his pearly whites. less

Four out five dentists recommend twigs for ... Barely visible in this fog-shrouded landscape is a man brushing his teeth as he walks along a field on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India. According to the ... more

Little white lions: Nursing, sleeping and crying are the main activities of four newborn white lion cubs at the Tbilisi Zoo in Georgia. Only a few days old, the cubs are healthy and comfortable in a separate warm room. less

Little white lions: Nursing, sleeping and crying are the main activities of four newborn white lion cubs at the Tbilisi Zoo in Georgia. Only a few days old, the cubs are healthy and comfortable in a separate ... more

Stolen food tastes best: A hedgehog helps itself to a bowl of dog kibble on a wooden terrace in Lengenfeld, Germany. With winter coming, the prickly little creatures are trying to build up fat for hibernation.

Stolen food tastes best: A hedgehog helps itself to a bowl of dog kibble on a wooden terrace in Lengenfeld, Germany. With winter coming, the prickly little creatures are trying to build up fat for hibernation.

Terminal patient: He seemed healthy enough a month and half ago, but the last six weeks haven't been kind to Jack O. Lantern of the first block of East Elm Street in Alton, Ill. He doesn't look like he'll make it through the holidays. less

Terminal patient: He seemed healthy enough a month and half ago, but the last six weeks haven't been kind to Jack O. Lantern of the first block of East Elm Street in Alton, Ill. He doesn't look like he'll make ... more

A rising sun illuminates a blanket of clouds behind the One World Trade Center as seen from The Heights neighborhood of Jersey City, N.J. New York was enjoying clear weather Friday, but snow was on the way.

A rising sun illuminates a blanket of clouds behind the One World Trade Center as seen from The Heights neighborhood of Jersey City, N.J. New York was enjoying clear weather Friday, but snow was on the way.

Photo: Julio Cortez, Associated Press

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Flying fists of fury: After donning a muhindi "warrior" medallion he made, Promise Academy second-grader Rantereon Rodgers demonstrates how he could karate-chop a table in two - if he wanted to - during a class about Kwanzaa at the Botanic Gardens in Memphis, Tenn. less

Flying fists of fury: After donning a muhindi "warrior" medallion he made, Promise Academy second-grader Rantereon Rodgers demonstrates how he could karate-chop a table in two - if he wanted to - during a class ... more

Reflecting on Mandela: The woman in the tower is a Nelson Mandela mourner waiting in a bus after viewing the body of the great anti-apartheid hero at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa.

Reflecting on Mandela: The woman in the tower is a Nelson Mandela mourner waiting in a bus after viewing the body of the great anti-apartheid hero at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa.

Photo: Oli Scarff, Getty Images

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Village's most famous son is coming home: An Xhosa woman stands on a rock overlooking Qunu, South Africa, as preparations continue ahead of the funeral of former South African President Nelson Mandela. Mandela will be buried in Qunu, his hometown. less

Village's most famous son is coming home: An Xhosa woman stands on a rock overlooking Qunu, South Africa, as preparations continue ahead of the funeral of former South African President Nelson Mandela. Mandela ... more

Photo: Dan Kitwood, Getty Images

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A fisherman floats past dead trees on what used to be a beach in the Javan village of Bedono. Java's coastal villages have been particularly affected by rising sea levels as a result of global warming. Villagers refuse to leave their homes even though many are surrounded by submerged land and severe coastal erosion. less

A fisherman floats past dead trees on what used to be a beach in the Javan village of Bedono. Java's coastal villages have been particularly affected by rising sea levels as a result of global warming. ... more

Photo: Ulet Ifansasti, Getty Images

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Who needs stairs? Not Alain Robert, a.k.a. "The French Spiderman," who is climbing the Metropolis Building in Aukland during lunch hour.

Who needs stairs? Not Alain Robert, a.k.a. "The French Spiderman," who is climbing the Metropolis Building in Aukland during lunch hour.

How's the view up there? A man lifts his daughter over his head during a procession in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Condega, Nicaragua. The Virgin of Guadalupe, also known as the "Patroness of the Americas" is celebrated during her feast day, Dec. 12, in many countries of Latin America. less

How's the view up there? A man lifts his daughter over his head during a procession in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Condega, Nicaragua. The Virgin of Guadalupe, also known as the "Patroness of the ... more

Photo: Esteban Felix, Associated Press

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Entertainers take center stage during the opening ceremony of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games at Wunna Theikdi Stadium in Nay Pyi Taw, Burma.

Entertainers take center stage during the opening ceremony of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games at Wunna Theikdi Stadium in Nay Pyi Taw, Burma.